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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, FEB. 17
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Danielle Huber, Berkeley illustrator, solo show at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco Campus. Reception for the artist 6 to 8 p.m. at 111 Eighth St., San Francisco. 526-3861.
THEATER
“Baggage” A Palestinian traveler, stuck in a purgatorial airport, unpacks his memories of massacres and refugee camps, at 8 p.m. at Home Room, International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. Cost is $5. 642-9460. landerso@berkeley.edu
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Rememberance” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lynne Cox describes “Swimming to Antartica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Celebration of Black History Month, singing, dancing, jazz and poetry slam at 7 p.m. at BHS Little Theater. Sponsored by the BHS PTSA and the Parent Resource Center.
Courtableu at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dayna Stephens House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a showcase of ensembles at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18
FILM
Film 50: “Blackmail” at 3 p.m. and Video: They Might be Giants: “Tony Oursler” at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Introducing the Works of Hanoch Levin” the Israeli playwright who revolutionized Israeli theater at 7:30 p.m. at Morrison Library. The evening is presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley's Jewish Studies Program, Center for Jewish Studies, GTU, Berkeley Hillel.
Christopher Phillips asks “Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern Journey of Discovery Through World Philosophy” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Travel Book Night with Bruce Wipperman introducing his Moon Handbooks to Mexico and Puerto Vallarta at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Tim Ward will show slides and talk about his new book, “Arousing the Goddess: Sex and Love in the Buddhist Ruins of India,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Café Poetry and open mic, hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert with Philippe Leroux performing “M” at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra presents “Celebrating the American Choral Tradition,” the third annual Berkeley Choral Festival, benefiting the Musicians’ Pension Fund, at 8 p.m., at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Ticket are $10-$45, available from 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
The Anthony Paul and Brenda Boykin Band at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jamie Laval, Celtic fiddling champion at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Attack, Blitzenhamer, and Dead Beat at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Nicole and the Sisters in Soul at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Oba Oba Brazillian Jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19
THEATER
Central Works, “The Duel,” adapted from Chekhov’s novella, opens at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Runs Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through March 27. Tickets are $8-$20. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
FILM
Victor Sjostrom: “Love’s Crucible” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Taro Hattori will present an overview of his recent work incorporating photography and multi-media installation at 9 p.m., Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Joanne Harris reads from “Holy Fools” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Jacob Levenson explains “The Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS and Black America” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Edward Hasbrouck gives advice in “The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Mare Cromwell reads from “If I Gave You God’s Phone Number” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Steve Wasserman and Michael Larrain, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985
Frances Payne Adler introduces her new collection of poetry and prose, “The Making of a Matriot” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mutabaruka, reggae dub poet, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Steve Poltz at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian, 2727 College Ave. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Medicine Ball Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Savant Guard at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20
CHILDREN
Black History Month Stories at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
THEATER
Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley, “Helen of Troy (Revised),” written by Wolfgang Hilesheimer, translated and directed by David Fenerty at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck at Berryman. Fri. and Sat. evenings through Feb. 21. Admission is $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Aurora Theatre, “Man of Destiny” by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Barbara Oliver at 8 p.m. Through March 7. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Impact Theater, “Say You Love Satan” at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. Runs through March 13. 464-4468. www.impacttheater.com
Berkeley Black Repertory Group Theater, “Street Soldier The Play” a benefit for Omega Boys Club celebrating Black History month at 8 p.m. Fri.-Sun. at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $20. 1-800-SOLDIER.
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Yellowman” by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Les Waters, at 2025 Addison St. Through March 7. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
FILM
“Afropunk,” a documentary exploring racial identity within the puck scene, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Anthony Mann: “God’s Little Acre” at 7 p.m. and “Man of the West” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rick Wartzman introduces “The King of California” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Patricia Lynn Reilly celebrates her new book of poetry and prose, “Words Made Flesh,” at the Fellowship Café & Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita Sts. A donation of $5-$10 is requested.
MUSIC AND DANCE
La Monica, “Himmel und Erde” featuring music by 17th century German Baroque masters at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, at 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $9-15. 547-4442.
7th Direction, Belleville at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rafael Manriquez and Voz e Vento at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, benefit concert at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. For tickets visit www.mahea.com
Johnny Nocturne and Mz Dee at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Double Standards, jazz duo, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Bonedrives, Chrome Johnson at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Junius Courtney Big Band, 18-piece jazz ensemble, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Joshi Marshall at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Brown Baggin at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Leopard Life, New Earth Creeps, Hepsi, The Morbids at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Boxes of Water, Philip Greenlif, free, improv and new music, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Blue and Tan at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Harrington Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, FEB. 21
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gary Laplow at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Dance Jammies, a multi-generational dance event from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Motivity Center, 2525 8th St. Cost is $9. 832-3835.
Kids on the Block Puppet Show, promoting acceptance and understanding of physical and cultural differences at 2 p.m. at the Hall of Health, 2230 Shattuck Ave., lower level. Sug-
gested donation $3. Children under 3 free. 549-1564.
THEATER
“Full Spectrum Improvisation,” by Lucky Dog Theater, featuring Joya Cory, at 8 p.m. at Eighth Street Studios, 2525 8th St. 415-564-4115.
FILM
Anthony Mann: “He Walked by Night” at 7 p.m. and “The Tin Star” at 8:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Victory,” Allied POW’s play soccer against a Nazi team in France, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“City Schools and the American Dream,” an evening with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education and a former member of Berkeley’s School Board, at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theater. Benefit for the Berkeley Public Education Foundation, sponsored by Cody’s Books. Tickets are $25 and include a copy of “City Schools and the American Dream.” 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
California Writers’ Club, a Sci-Fi panel with Jennifer Hall and Ray Nelson, from 10 a.m. to noon, Barnes and Noble. www.berkeleywritersclub.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kensington Symphony, with Eric Hansen, guest conductor, and Seth Montfort, piano at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave. El Cerrito. Suggested donation $8-$10. 524-4335.
Parnassus Avenue “Handel’s Great London Adventure” with Dan Laurin, recorder, Tanya Tomkins, cello, David Tayler, theorbo and guitar, and Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord and recorder, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org
La Familia and Project Bridge at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Joji Hirota and the Taiko Drummers at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Cost is $20 at the door. www.juliamorgan.org
Zydeco Dance Party with the Zydeco Flames at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Dana DeSimone at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Love Ball Dance Benefit for Berkeley Liberation Radio 101.4FM, featuring Kene-J, Cosmic Mercy and Space Vacuum at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Sliding scale donation.
All Ages Show with The Cusion Theory, Love Kills Love, Subincision, Jacuzzi at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Soul Sauce performs Latin jazz at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Guarneri Jazz Quartet, with Calvin Keys and Kash Killion, classical and original jazz, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
La Familia and Project Bridge, Cuban son with funk y sabor, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Inka, snger-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Foreign Legion, hip hop, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. $7 with student i.d. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Damphibians, Channel 13, Sweatshop Band at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Ponticello at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Right On, Hammertime, Duckhunt, Jealous Again, At Risk at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 22
FILM
Victor Sjostrom: “The Wind” at 4:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Jewish Patrons and the Paradox of Portraiture: Paintings by Ingres, Sargent, Picasso and Klimt” with Norman Kleeblatt from The Jewish Museum New York, at 2 p.m. at Judah L. Magnes Museum’s future site, 2121 Allston Way 2911 Russell St. 549-6950. www.magnes.org
Poetry Flash with Carol Moldaw and Maya Khosla at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poets Gone Wild A Night of Poetry Celebrating Black History Month with local African American poets at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
International Women’s Writing Guild readings and discussion at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Janet Warner reads from her first novel, “Other Sorrows, Other Joys: The Marriage of Catherine Sophia Boucher and William Blake” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Live Oak Concert with Natalie Cox, pedal and Celtic harp, Dan Reiter, cello, at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Admission is $9-$10. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Yefim Bronfman, piano, at 3 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Choral Laboratory with Volti, at 3 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $8-$20. 415-771-3352. www.voltisf.org
Free Jarvis Jay Masters Benefit with the Hot Buttered Rum String Band and The Bluegrass Intentions at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$20 sliding scale. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
ACME Observatory’s Contemporary Music Series with Paolo Angeli and Friends at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations accepted. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
the bluehouse, women’s trio from Australia, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org
Frank Martin Trio at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.comt
